We’re going on a troll hunt. Waiting for the first bus again, the same joggers pass on the promenade below. Some things change. A large man wearing bright orange overalls stands on the stony shore, screaming and shaking his fists […]
Day 306: Duror to Barcaldine Read More »
I normally research cross-country routes, but today I’m a slave to the machine, blindly following a path my OS app has chosen. A well-maintained cycle path winds through the woodland into the Highland Titles Nature Reserve. The lochans are beautiful
Day 305: Duror to Ballachulish Read More »
A traditional Easter Sunday breakfast should sustain me for a 17-mile hike along the “Torosay Tops” ridgeline. Due to the limited Sunday bus service, I don’t arrive at Craignure until 10:30 am. An estate road winds gently up the Torosay
Day 304: Craignure to Salen Read More »
Where did the last 12 hours go? I woke once and watched the stars and lights across the loch. Now my head throbs so badly I don’t want to move. Did I sleep too long, lie with my head down
Days 302 & 303: Burg to Salen Read More »
The Fossil Tree on the Isle of Mull is 50 million years old and sits at the end of a challenging coast walk in The Wilderness, wonderfully named on the OS map as part of the remote Ardmeanach peninsula. I
Day 301: The Fossil Tree Read More »
I’m searching for the Hogwarts Express. First, I must take a small ferry across Loch Linnhe to Camusnagaul. The boat is chained and deserted. Do I have the time wrong for the first sailing? I watch the minutes tick down
Day 300: Fort William to Glenfinnan Read More »